3,000–1500 BCE: Indus Valley Civilisation (Old Chronology), or
6,000–1900 BCE: Indus-Sarasvati Civilisation (New Chronology)
1500–500 BCE: Vedic Period (some say, beginning with the Aryan migration)
500 BCE–500 CE: Epic, Puranic and Classical Ages
500 CE–1200 CE: Early and Middle Medieval Period
Early development of bhakti (esp. in South India).
Formation of sampradayas contesting internally and externally
Theological establishment of Vedanta.
1200–1757 CE: Muslim Period Bhakti saints and the cultivation of personal piety
Development of the theistic traditions
1757–1947 CE: British Period
The reform movements and birth of neo-Hinduism 1947 CE–present: Independent India
Migration to Britain
Hinduism established as a world religion Hindu Beliefs
~Brahman: the three-in-one god consisting of Shiva (the destroyer), Vishnu (the preserver), and Brahma (the creator)
~the Caste System
~Karma: what goes around comes around, everything has consequences, and what is done in this life affects the next life
~Reincarnation: also known as "samsara" and means that you will be reborn as something or someone else in the next life depending on your actions in the present life
~Nirvana: release of the soul from the cycle of rebirths, equivalent of heaven
Hindu Religion
~all things are Brahman, or god. Enlightenment is attained by becoming tuned to the Brahman within
~3 Possible ways to attain salvation
*karma yoga: way of works
*inana yoga: way of knowledge
*bhakti yoga: way of devotion
Hinduism
A Hindu Chronology
3,000–1500 BCE: Indus Valley Civilisation (Old Chronology), or
6,000–1900 BCE: Indus-Sarasvati Civilisation (New Chronology)
1500–500 BCE: Vedic Period (some say, beginning with the Aryan migration)
500 BCE–500 CE: Epic, Puranic and Classical Ages
500 CE–1200 CE: Early and Middle Medieval Period
Early development of bhakti (esp. in South India).
Formation of sampradayas contesting internally and externally
Theological establishment of Vedanta.
1200–1757 CE: Muslim Period
Bhakti saints and the cultivation of personal piety
Development of the theistic traditions
1757–1947 CE: British Period
The reform movements and birth of neo-Hinduism 1947 CE–present: Independent India
Migration to Britain
Hinduism established as a world religion
Hindu Beliefs
~Brahman: the three-in-one god consisting of Shiva (the destroyer), Vishnu (the preserver), and Brahma (the creator)
~the Caste System
~Karma: what goes around comes around, everything has consequences, and what is done in this life affects the next life
~Reincarnation: also known as "samsara" and means that you will be reborn as something or someone else in the next life depending on your actions in the present life
~Nirvana: release of the soul from the cycle of rebirths, equivalent of heaven
Hindu Religion
~all things are Brahman, or god. Enlightenment is attained by becoming tuned to the Brahman within
~3 Possible ways to attain salvation
*karma yoga: way of works
*inana yoga: way of knowledge
*bhakti yoga: way of devotion